The total foreign trade hit US$355.79 billion in the first five months of 2025, up 15.7% year-on-year, according to the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.
The country’s export earnings grew by 14% while its imports rose by 17.5%, resulting in a trade surplus of US$4.67 billion during the period.
In May alone, the total trade revenue reached US$39.6 billion, up 5.7% compared to the previous month and 17% from a year earlier.
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Long An International Port in southern Vietnam in March 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen |
During January–May, the export value stood at US$180.23 billion, up 14% compared to the same period last year. That consisted of US$49.62 billion from domestic businesses, up 12.5%, and 130.61 billion USD (including crude oil) from foreign-invested firms, up 14.5%.
Twenty-five commodities recorded over US$1 billion in exports, accounting for 90% of the total overeas shipments. Seven of these items exceeded US$5 billion, representing 67.3% of the total.
Meanwhile, the country spent US$175.56 billion on imports over the last five months, up 17.5 % year-on-year. The domestic sector imported US$62.04 billion worth of goods (up 12.9%) while the foreign-invested sector’s import value stood at US$113.52 billion (up 20.2%).
Twenty-nine items exceeded US$1 billion in import value, comprising 86.9% of total imports. Among them, four surpassed US$5 billion, accounting for 51.6%.
The U.S. remained Vietnam’s largest export market in the reviewed period, with turnover reaching US$57.2 billion. Meanwhile, China continued to be the biggest goods supplier for Vietnam, with imports valued at US$69.4 billion.
Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$49.9 billion with the US (up 28.5% year-on-year), US$16.3 billion with the EU (up 16%), and US$0.9 billion with Japan (up 74.8%), statistics show.
